tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post7624324488069615602..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: Reading ALL Around the World: A Long-Term ClubJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-79629609312855926542017-01-17T09:24:00.913-08:002017-01-17T09:24:00.913-08:00No worries, this is not a timed test. ;) It will ...No worries, this is not a timed test. ;) It will be great to have you!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-6467149812366128622017-01-16T22:19:46.907-08:002017-01-16T22:19:46.907-08:00I'm not ignoring this. I just am overwhelmed ...I'm not ignoring this. I just am overwhelmed with keeping up at the moment, but I will join in eventually and have already hopped on the boat mentally (even if my boat sinks). I'll get a post up in the future, I promise!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-43497202766462924992017-01-08T18:01:59.609-08:002017-01-08T18:01:59.609-08:00That's the plan!That's the plan!amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-60749137020958015802017-01-08T17:36:42.055-08:002017-01-08T17:36:42.055-08:00Oh, that is such a fun idea! I love it. :) I hop...Oh, that is such a fun idea! I love it. :) I hope you'll post something about the people you're thinking of along with the books!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-49662236546126430702017-01-08T15:25:52.150-08:002017-01-08T15:25:52.150-08:00Okay, I'm officially in! My twist: choose coun...Okay, I'm officially in! My twist: choose countries based on people I've met--sort of a 6 degrees of separation thing, only in this case at most 2 degrees. I think this will be fun.amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-77691988977185389742017-01-01T18:31:51.470-08:002017-01-01T18:31:51.470-08:00I'm curious as to what your twist is! Would l...I'm curious as to what your twist is! Would love to have you join. :)Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-87389933016053236372017-01-01T17:24:50.344-08:002017-01-01T17:24:50.344-08:00I'll have to think about this one seriously. I...I'll have to think about this one seriously. I've been wanting to do something similar for a while, but with a slightly different twist. It might work to sign up for this though, with the additional advantage of encouragement from fellow readers.amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-42624623006978087272017-01-01T13:16:08.242-08:002017-01-01T13:16:08.242-08:00Hibernators Library, yay! It's a good idea to...Hibernators Library, yay! It's a good idea to have a Twitter account; I like that. I'll get on it.<br /><br />Kristen, I am not familiar with this scratch-off map thing but now I want one. Link?Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-52425691360722361812016-12-31T21:19:21.215-08:002016-12-31T21:19:21.215-08:00If I join this project, I think I'll get mysel...If I join this project, I think I'll get myself one of those cool scratch-off world maps that are supposed to be for travel! You've got me thinking ...Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-2793151675016402242016-12-31T11:36:26.626-08:002016-12-31T11:36:26.626-08:00Interesting that you came up with this just now, I...Interesting that you came up with this just now, I was just wishing there were such a club (like the Classics Club, except for international books). I just found a list from Book Riot of books that look excellent, and was thinking of reading them all. Here's my post: <a href="http://hibernatorslibrary.blogspot.com/2016/12/around-world-in-80-books-5-year-project.html" rel="nofollow">http://hibernatorslibrary.blogspot.com/2016/12/around-world-in-80-books-5-year-project.html</a>. I was going to do the list in 5 years, but have since decided that the list isn't exhaustive enough. Doesn't even include Bosnia, for which I have two books. <br /><br />I'm making a more exhaustive list of countries now, and will work from that list as well as finding other ideas from my own shelves, etc. <br /><br />Will you have a Twitter account that will re-tweet reviews so that we can keep track of what other people are posting like the Classics Club does? That would be excellent. And let me know if you need any help organizing this project. Like monitoring a Twitter account or whatever. <br /><br />Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-70937651899565021902016-12-30T11:43:55.402-08:002016-12-30T11:43:55.402-08:00You don't have to! Take 3 years to read 50 if...You don't have to! Take 3 years to read 50 if you want. I don't care. :) It's not a year-long challenge, remember? :DJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-76635950684261533632016-12-30T11:08:46.622-08:002016-12-30T11:08:46.622-08:00You're always so ambitious, Jean! I checked my...You're always so ambitious, Jean! I checked my stats spreadsheet and discovered that I read books by authors from 30 different countries last year -- which is a lot and I am pleased about it, but I'm not confident I can nearly-double that in 2017 to get to 50. I'll keep an eye on it though -- hopefully your sign-up page will guide me to many blogs with many excellent recommendations for international fiction!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-92958524230025722016-12-30T08:44:57.251-08:002016-12-30T08:44:57.251-08:00Nope, not a challenge! Join any time, no pressure...Nope, not a challenge! Join any time, no pressure, make your own timeline and then blow right by it. :DJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-66540110679206079692016-12-30T07:05:55.211-08:002016-12-30T07:05:55.211-08:00I would really like to do something like this. I j...I would really like to do something like this. I just got a copy of Book Lust on the Go, which has some appealing lists of books from and about various countries. As long as it's not a challenge... :)Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-33398533518766042882016-12-29T21:13:53.161-08:002016-12-29T21:13:53.161-08:00I am working on reading all of the countries that ...I am working on reading all of the countries that the UN recognize. It is not as easy as it sounds. Many of them do not have books published in English, and some of the ones that are from the 1920's or later. If interested my blog is www.mereadworld.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-71027868840634196412016-12-29T16:41:41.112-08:002016-12-29T16:41:41.112-08:00I can't do any challenges this year, but it is...I can't do any challenges this year, but it is tempting. Tempting enough that I got out the spreadsheet and checked. In the last five years I read books from 42 countries, including some that no longer exist. Pretty close to 50.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-19465839811175378002016-12-29T16:04:15.719-08:002016-12-29T16:04:15.719-08:00Yeah, I read her book about six months ago! No wa...Yeah, I read her book about six months ago! No way could I possibly do that in a year. She had to read for about 4 hours a day. But I thought maybe a long-term project would be more practical. Come join, you know you want to :)Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-45721814926672560622016-12-29T15:54:57.672-08:002016-12-29T15:54:57.672-08:00Ann Morgan did this in something like a year. Man...<a href="https://ayearofreadingtheworld.com/" rel="nofollow">Ann Morgan</a> did this in something like a year. Many of her stories about how people from countries with limited choices - in English, or period - helped her find texts are highly interesting. And then she turned the blog into a book.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com